(Closed) Do you pick up hitch hikers?

So earlier (not even two hours ago) someone from the next township over from us picked up a hitch hiker and took him to the Walmart where the hitch hiker apparently stabbed him in the neck and fled. Now there’s a manhunt to find this guy.

It’s all over FB and I’m getting a lot of “I told you so”s from friends, family, and Fiance because I do pick up hitch hikers occasionally.

Now, although I do take some precautions (i.e., I’ll only do it if I have a cellphone and let someone know I’m picking up a hitchiker and to call me every two minutes or so) I know this is risky. But I’m the poster child for “too trusting” (example: I work at a hotel and once a guy’s car needed a jump a street down, so I gave him the keys to my car to take with the promise he’d bring it back, haha).

So, Bees, would you/have you picked up a hitch hiker?

Or, have you ever hitch hiked yourself, which could be equally risky, I’d think?

I don’t think I’d hitchhike either. I might flag someone down and ask to use their cell phone if mine wasn’t working for some reason to call AAA/a cab/my husband/my mom/whoever… but i would not get in a stranger’s car I don’t think.

I think hitchhiking used to be safer (like 30 years ago) and many “normal” people did it… but these days, not as many people do so your odds of picking someone up who is going to stab you are much higher.

Never! And that’s saying something because I used to go to communte to college through Amish country and they were usually Amish people. I’m just too freaked out that I’ll end up a story on the local news. But then again, I’m also the kind of person that always drives with their doors locked. Ever since my car stereo got stolen I’m obessed with keeping my car doors locked all the time.